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spiceworks.exe

Spiceworks Desktop by Spiceworks (Signed)

Remove spiceworks.exe
Version:   5.3.7594.1
MD5:   704e66627e8e4ce1f707dc961cdc7fee
SHA1:   8518fd50bcf7b52f0a6d17346013a18e6058e816
SHA256:   041ee148475849b727cf5033b711b3da33a20629f7892ab6744a243875da713f

Overview

spiceworks.exe runs as a service under the name spiceworks within the local user context. The file is digitally signed by Spiceworks which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:spiceworks.exe
Publisher:Spiceworks, Inc.
Product name:Spiceworks Desktop
Description:Spiceworks Application Server
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\spiceworks\bin\spiceworks.exe
File version:5.3.7594.1
Size:46.55 KB (47,672 bytes)
Build date:11/16/2011 9:31 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Spiceworks
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Monday, July 9, 2012
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • spiceworks
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 64622

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.05508049%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.01513629%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.03994420%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:45,349 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:10,477,840/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:296/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:152.66 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):152.39 MB
    Private (minimum):136.56 MB
    Non-paged memory:152.66 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:283.74 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):286.24 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:152.38 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):152.44 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:162,863/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:645.53 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:4,615/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:2.83 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:2/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:65.15 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:5,067/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:29
    12
    Handles:446
    600
    GUI GDI count:9
    103
    GUI GDI peak:13
    142
    GUI USER count:6
    49
    GUI USER peak:6
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:High
    Platform:64-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\spiceworks\bin\spiceworks.exe" scgirun
    Owner:User
    Windows Service
    Display name:spiceworks
    Parent process:spicetray.exe (Spiceworks Desktop by Spiceworks)

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Ultimate 50.00%
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 50.00%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    Ireland installs about 50.00% of Spiceworks Desktop.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Sony 66.67%
    GIGABYTE 33.33%
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